Sailors and Soldiers Battle Thames Flood Threat 10.02.14
6Sailors, soldiers and Royal Marines have been drafted in to help with the ongoing flooding crisis.
As 60 square miles of the Somerset Levels remain underwater, there are now 14 severe flood warnings in place along the River Thames.
Yesterday (Sunday) sailors and soldiers were in Datchet in Berkshire helping householders prepare for the worst.
100 sailors from HMS Sultan in Gosport were drafted in to build emergency defences to channel away any water should the worst happen.
They were working with the Environment Agency and the fire and rescue service.
The work began on Sunday afternoon, with Army reservists from 7 RIFLES spending five hours building a two-and-a-half foot high sandbag wall stretching for more than 500 yards.
Military personnel remain on standby should more of their help be needed.